Theme: conservation

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. “This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information.”–The Horn Book

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Memorial

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slated to be cut down by the local council. A young boy tells the moving story of the tree, as related by his great grandfather, grandfather, and father, each of whom has participated in wars over the [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Tyger! Tyger!

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Tyger! Tyger! is a moving fable that expresses hope for harmony between the human and the animal worlds. It draws its inspiration from real life–a Buddhist monastery in Thailand that has for years provided sanctuary for one of the world’s most endangered animals, the beautiful Indo-Chinese tiger.

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